Reliquary casket, 1446, Italian, Florence, Gilt copper and champlevé enamel, H. 7 1/2 x W. 7 3/4 x D. 3 1/4 in. (19.1 x 19.7 x 8.3 cm), Metalwork-Copper, Circle of Lorenzo Ghiberti (Italian, Florence 1378–1455 Florence), The strongly architectural nature of the design suggests that it may have been based on a late antique sarcophagus. The inscription (on the two end panels) may be translated, 'Domina Mattea, wife of Renzo, had this work made for the sake of her soul and those of her family, 1446
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Reliquary casket, 1446, Italian, Florence, Gilt copper, champlevé enamel, H, 7 1/2 x W, 3/4 D, 3 1/4, 19.1 19.7 8.3 cm, Metalwork-Copper, Circle of Lorenzo Ghiberti, 1378–1455, strongly, architectural, nature, design, based, late antique, sarcophagus, inscription, two, panels, translated, Domina Mattea, wife, Renzo, work, sake, soul, family
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